Planning application
Cottage Green St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T304 - Weeping willow - Re-pollard to the previous pruning points at 5m. T317 - White poplar - Crown lift to 4m over the sweet gum and summer house. Prune out the hanging branch at 6m. T352 - Common lime - Remove basal shoots.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00924
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00924
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/00925 Granted
Cottage Green St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HL
T332 - Sweet gum - Crown lift by removing branches below 2m.
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P/LBC/2022/07318 Granted
Cottage Green St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HL
Convert outbuilding to residential annex
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P/HOU/2022/07317 Granted
Cottage Green St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HL
Convert outbuilding to residential annex
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 12 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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